On 20 Oct 2021, New Mexico Senator, Martin Heinrich, invited people to "protest" against affordable energy & to push the "Build Back Better" bill, which will have disastrous effects on the American & New Mexican economy.
The "plan" will crush the middle class under higher taxes, kills jobs and burdens future generations with outrageous new debt.
All New Mexicans, especially the poor and those on fixed incomes, need to ask our Senator, "Hey Marty! Who's going to pay my energy bills this winter?"
Since you live near D.C., I suspect you are unaware for whatever reason of how many New Mexicans are finding it more & more difficult to pay their utility bills. Why is this important issue absent from any & all debate about our energy future? For those on fixed incomes, increasing energy prices mean that the gap between what they can afford to pay and what they are paying is getting bigger & bigger. Many are now having to choose between food on the table, keeping lights on, and/or having a warmish house in which to live.
Folks on natural gas are getting notices from their providers that the cost of natural gas is going up. How much is it going up? So far, the price of natural gas, the most common way to heat homes & a top resource for generating electricity, has risen more than 180% in the last 12 months. Natural gas hasn't been this expensive since 2014! And, since gas is rising, those electric bills are going to rise also. Those costs are passed right on to the consumer. By the way, just so everyone knows, to be considered "affordable", utility bills should not exceed more than 6% of one's income. Currently, energy costs are exceeding 20% of income for many of the poorest Americans & New Mexicans.
And, please, let's not forget that inflation is rearing its ugly head. Current inflation rates are greater than 5%.
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| Inflation Rate - https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi |
So, Marty, are you going to pay my energy bills? Are you going to be buying me groceries? I am a constituent but I don't live in Albuquerque. I live in a rural area and am on a fixed income. One things certain, you make a helluva lot more money than I do, especially when you represent powerful & well funded special interest groups, while ignoring the plight of those New Mexicans you are supposed to represent. Last I read, your net worth, as calculated by Forbes & others, is greater than $1.5 million. I can see that our struggle is not one that you share.
Methinks you, Sen Martin Heinrich, have lost touch with us commoners, you know, those who you are supposed to represent.
